i'm happy to speak with maria. he pays $3,000. how is that there? host: thank you. maria bartiromo? guest: it is unfortunate. you have a large swath of people that are getting impacted by significant taxes. look at the numbers. it is debatable whether this group should be combined with the so-called millionaire's and billionaires. raising taxes on people, individuals making more than $250,000, that is a risky proposition. a good friend of mine works for government. her husband works for government. they bring in about $250,000. they have three kids. after they pay for food and kids and gas, there is nothing left over. they are living pretty much close to paycheck to paycheck. do not get me wrong. i am not saying $250,000 is not a lot of money. because it is. it doesn't add up. it is those people who are going to pull back and they are going to say, "i did not have the extra wiggle room to buy a new car." to buy a washing machine. all the things to keep the economy chugging along. the taxation debate is real. this is one of the big things that is dividing the country. host: bill in m